I have this new thing I do when buying clothes...Whenever I add a new item to my closet, I get rid of an old item of the same kind.So, new T-shirt goes in, old T-shirt comes out. New pair of shoes goes in, old pair of shoes comes out. My aim is to keep my...
In the next few weeks the Brown clan is relocating. After 15 years in the same home we've decided it's time for a little change. We're staying in South Florida, though. In fact, only moving about 3 miles away from where we are now. But we're pretty pumped for our new...
Kimura Japanese Steak House in Boynton Beach, Florida... That's where, five days a week, you'd find Mr. G putting on a show as a Hibachi chef. He had a whole shtick too. Irreverent humor, loud and wild, over-the-top personality, that sort of thing. And patrons loved...
My wife, Kellie, and I, circa 1994 (So ridiculous!)Here are 15 weird, personal, or mildly interesting things about me I rarely talk about:(1) I grew up in New Jersey and was doing the Jersey Shore thing long before Snooki, The Situation, and Paulie D made it...
He seized the opportunity to force me to do something he knew I would hate... See: I'm a long-time fan of the UFC and mixed martial arts. My buddy Rich Schefren is as well. Only he's a Connor McGregor fan, I'm not. When speaking at our annual conference a couple of...
A few weeks ago Kellie, I, and the girls watched Soul.At its core, it's a movie about a middle-school band teacher, Joe Gardner, whose life hasn't turned out the way he hoped. Joe's passion is jazz piano. And he's talented. But, he feels stuck teaching music...
A few years ago I was flown-in to Nicaragua to give a couple of presentations to a dozen or so financial publishers.During some down time, I played a game of bocce ball. Mark Ford and I were on one team, Porter Stansberry and Mike Palmer on the other. It was a...
I get a lot of success stories from students and clients each week...And I still find it just as humbling and gratifying today as I did when I first started many moons ago.Every success story or update or thank you note is a reminder of the real lives on the other end...
Not everything is as it seems.According to Brides.com, the average wedding cake costs $350, with higher end cakes being north of $1,000.Usually, the wedding cake is displayed throughout most of the wedding reception. When it's time for dessert, the cake is...
"Remember man, complexity is the enemy of scale," I said.It's a lesson I've learned and had to re-learn... the hard way. I was on a Zoom meeting with one of my TOP ONE Mastermind & Private Client Group™ Members. We were planning his marketing activities for...
